Former Mukurwe-ini MP Kabando wa Kabando has urged Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to put an end to ethnic politics.
In a series of tweets on Saturday, Kabando stated that Opposition leader Raila Odinga has never been a problem for the people of Mt Kenya.
His remarks come just a day after Gachagua revealed plans to contact former President Uhuru Kenyatta in order to bury the hatchet for the sake of Mt Kenya unity.
Kenya, according to Kabando, has two tribes: merchants of graft and victims of graft.
“Dear my people of Mt Kenya region, Raila Odinga was never, is not, and shall never be our enemy. Kenya is only of two tribes – one, merchants of graft, and two, victims of corruption. Looters use RAO as the bogeyman to stir ethnic paranoia, to dominate us,” he said.
He said that despite Raila’s loss in the last election, those who vigorously campaigned and voted for do not regret it.
“You defeated us fairly, we accepted and congratulated Rais Ruto. I respect you, Sir. Kindly stop this nonsense of stocking ethnic hate, Railaphobia,” Kabando said.
He said even though he agrees that UDA won the elections fairly, it is high time for the DP to behave like a Statesman and stop the politics of ethnicity and hate.
Kabando said he was the first Azimio aspirant to accept that Raila lost, went ahead to congratulate him, and even urged other colleagues in Azimio to move on to oversight the regime.
“I recognize him (Gachagua) as our DP. But for the record, I don’t support him nor can I be among those greedy Mt Kenya Azimiosts he’s recruiting for Ruto. Yes, I left a limping Azimio but I oppose Ruto,” Kabando went on.
He said the majority of those who voted for Ruto are now in tears and regretting adding that even though people close to him will not tell the truth, his era is causing pain and suffering to Kenyans.
The DP, who has previously launched attacks on Uhuru, said he has resolved to work out a plan to unite the community and heal the 2022 election wounds.
“Kenyatta was fronting Raila Odinga for the presidency and he lost. We have now decided to embrace him as our respectable son and statesman despite everything,” Gachagua said in an interview with Inooro Radio on Friday.
After the elections, the DP accused Uhuru of imposing Raila on the region, despite having agreed to support Ruto.
When he decided to support Ruto, he accused the retired President of persecuting him and using the criminal justice system to frustrate him.
Gachagua accused Uhuru of sending security officers to humiliate and arrest him from his Mathira home ahead of the 2022 elections.
On Friday, Gachagua stated that he has directed leaders in the Mt Kenya region to respect Uhuru and his family and that this would be the way forward.
